By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 2197               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to documentation of proof of identification for voting.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 15.001(a), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  Each voter registration certificate issued must   contain:                (1)  the voter's name in the form indicated by the   voter, subject to applicable requirements prescribed by Section   13.002 and by rule of the secretary of state;                (2)  the voter's residence address or, if the residence   has no address, the address at which the voter receives mail and a   concise description of the location of the voter's residence;                (3)  the month, day, and year of the voter's birth;                (4)  the number of the county election precinct in   which the voter resides;                (5)  the voter's effective date of registration if an   initial certificate;                (6)  the voter's registration number;                (7)  an indication of the period for which the   certificate is issued;                (8)  a statement explaining the circumstances under   which the voter will receive a new certificate;                (9)  a space for stamping the voter's political party   affiliation;                (10)  a statement that voting with the certificate by a   person other than the person in whose name the certificate is issued   is a felony;                (11)  a space for the voter's signature;                (12)  a statement that the voter must sign the   certificate personally, if able to sign, immediately on receipt;                (13)  a space for the voter to correct the information   on the certificate followed by a signature line;                (14)  the statement:  "If any information on this   certificate changes or is incorrect, correct the information in the   space provided, sign below, and return this certificate to the   voter registrar.";                (15)  the registrar's mailing address and telephone   number; [and]                (16)  the jurisdictional or distinguishing number for   the following territorial units in which the voter resides, as   determined by the voter registrar:                      (A)  congressional district;                      (B)  state senatorial district;                      (C)  state representative district;                      (D)  commissioners precinct;                      (E)  justice precinct;                      (F)  city election precinct; and                      (G)  school district election precinct; and                (17)  the photograph of the voter to whom the   certificate is issued if a photograph has been obtained under   Section 31.013.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 31, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 31.013 to read as follows:          Sec. 31.013.  PHOTO IDENTIFICATION ACCESS. The secretary of   state shall establish methods to obtain a photograph of each   registered voter for use on the voter's voter registration   certificate. For purposes of this section, the secretary of state   shall enter into agreements with the Department of Public Safety   and may enter into agreements with other state agencies and   governmental entities for assistance with assigning photographs to   the appropriate voter's voter registration certificate.          SECTION 3.  Section 63.0101, Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 63.0101.  DOCUMENTATION OF PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.     The following documentation is an acceptable form of photo   identification under this chapter:                (1)  a driver's license, election identification   certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person   by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that   expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;                (2)  a United States military identification card that   contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that   expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;                (3)  a United States citizenship certificate issued to   the person that contains the person's photograph;                (4)  a United States passport issued to the person that   has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the   date of presentation; [or]                (5)  a license to carry a handgun issued to the person   by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that   expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation; or                (6)  a voter's voter registration certificate   containing the voter's photograph.          SECTION 4.  (a)  As soon as practicable after the effective   date of this Act, the secretary of state shall establish, subject to   Subsection (b) of this section, the photo identification access   program required by Section 31.013, Election Code, as added by this   Act.          (b)  The photo identification access program required by   Section 31.013, Election Code, as added by this Act, must provide   for voter registration certificates to contain photographs for use   beginning with the general election for state and county officers   held in 2018.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.